Periodically this year I’m going to be looking at Xavier’s NET and what exactly it means. For some review, here’s what I wrote about where X needs to be near Selection Sunday in order to feel safe:
38th was the safety line. Below that, Oklahoma (39th), Xavier (40th), Texas A&M (43rd), SMU (45th), and North Texas (47th) all landed between the safety line and 48th and didn’t make the tournament. There is still a committee interpretation to deal, so the NET isn’t a simply be all-end all, but it is the most accurate guide to what the committee will do.